Lip-protecting holdfast



April 8, 1930. P. FABIAN LIP PROTECTING HOLDFAST Filed 001;. 9, 1929 fordrinking Patented Apr. 1930 PAUL FABIAN, OF CHEMNITZ, GERMANYLIP-PROTECTING HOLDFAS'I.

Application filed October 9, 1929, Serial No.

I am aware it is old in the art to provide lipv protectors which areconnected with a rubber blade to be placed on a drinking cup to protectthe lips of a person using the cup purposes.

Such devices are not so constructed as to readily revent the transfer ofinfectious diseases us to the fact that they are difiicult to cleanafter use. I

According to this invention I employ a rubber strip which can be easilyremoved and cleaned and then quickly replaced and securely associatedwith a lip protector. In other words, my improved device provides asimple, sanitary lip protecting device for drinking cups.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 illustrates a front elevation of the improved lip protector.

Figure 2 is a vertical section of the lipprotector when placed on therim of a cup.

Figure 3 is a plan view of Figure 1, with parts broken away.

Figure 4 is a View of the lip protector with the rubber strip shown insection.

1 indicates a metallic resilient protecting plate, curved in plan viewto readily fit over the edge of a cup. The metal protector com prises aninner curved plate a, from the upper edge of which the metal is split ata and bent downwardly to fit over the edge of a cup and to providedepending resilient fingers b, b, 0 designed to engage the outside ofthe cup. The ends of the resilient fin ers are bent outwardly slightlyto form e ges for conveniently releasing the protector and at the sametime provide means for slipping the fingers over the cup edge whenapplying the device. The inner curved plate a is formed .with severalopenings a designed to receive lugs 11' projecting from a rubber stri dsnugly engaging the inside of plate a, ut spaced from the inner faces ofthe dependin fingers b, b, c.

11 use, a rubber strip d is fitted on the inner side of the inner curvedplate a, the lugs d fitting in the openings at in plate a. When themetal rotecting late and rubber strip are assem led, the evice is forced888,442, and in Germany October 22, 1927.

down on the upper edge of a cup, with the rubber strip engaging theinner surface of the cup, and the de ending fingers engaging the outersurface 0? said cup, as best shown in Figure 2.

The depending fingers are resilient and when the device 1s engaged on acup the fingers insure a light grip and hold said device in operativeposition.

To remove the device, upward ressure is applied on the fingers or the uner side of the rubber strip. If it be desired to remove the strip forcleaning purposes, sl' ht pressure is exerted on the lugs d to fisen agesame from the holes a, when it will fall rom the metal protector.Obviously, the rubber strip can be conveniently removed and a new onesupplied.

By the construction described it is evident I have provided a simple andconvenient sanitary device readily applied to or removed from a cup, andone which can be conveniently cleaned at will.

What I claim is:

1. A lip protector comprising a curved resilient metal plate formed withopenings and spaced resilient fingers extending from the upper edge ofsaid plate, and a rubber strip having lugs to engage in the openings andsnugly fitted against the inner surface of the inner plate and spacedfrom the de ending fingers to engage over the edge of a rinking cu A lipprotector comprising a curved resilient plate having depending spacedapart bent portions to fit over the edge of a cup, and a resilient stripengaging the inner bent portion, and means consisting of lugs engaged inapertures for holding the resilient strip in position.

Leipzig, Germany, the 25th day of September, 1929.

PAUL FABIAN.

